Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Woodstock, Town
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Baptist, with about 785 persons representing 14.7% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 675 persons representing 12.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 1,955 persons, representing 36.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was South Asian, with about 240 persons representing 4.5% of the total population. The second group was Filipino, with about 115 persons representing 2.1% of the total population. The third group was Black, with about 45 persons representing 0.8% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 1,785 persons representing 33.3% of the total population. The second origin was Irish, with about 1,545 persons representing 28.9% of the total population. The third origin was Scottish, with about 1,460 persons representing 27.3% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Woodstock (Town), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Woodstock (Town), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 1,785 | 33.3 | 1 | 44.0 |
| Irish | 1,545 | 28.9 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Scottish | 1,460 | 27.3 | 3 | 48.4 |
| Canadian | 620 | 11.6 | 4 | 42.4 |
| French, n.o.s. | 600 | 11.2 | 5 | 36.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Woodstock (Town), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Woodstock (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 5,025 | 100.0 | ... | 43.1 | 5,350 | 100.0 | ... | 42.8 |
| Total visible minority population | 180 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 470 | 8.8 | 100.0 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 35 | 0.7 | 19.4 | 25.0 | 240 | 4.5 | 51.1 | 26.4 |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 10 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... |
| Black | 45 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 31.6 | 45 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 55.6 |
| Filipino | 55 | 1.1 | 33.3 | 27.2 | 115 | 2.1 | 23.4 | 36.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 40 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 14.7 |
| West Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 25 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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